commercial usages and would not be allowed if the NC module was included.
module (SA) that your content may be edited and distributed, but only under the same (li- cense) terms. It thus remains freely accessible. Some creatives may want to exclude the com- mercial usage of their content. To address this demand, each of the license types can be exten- ded with the module “Non-commercial use only” (NC). However, this is not advisable in every case, since it restricts many usage rights which may actually be in the interest of the creator or rights owner of the work. 4 How does the NC module affect the way content can be distributed? NC-licensed content cannot be distributed as widely and easily. If you mark your content as NC, it cannot be included in free knowledge databases like Wi- kipedia, in some kind of open media archives and in Open Source projects. It is often a com- mercial use that helps not-for-profit initiatives to have their breakthrough. The Wikipedia DVD which was produced commercially by Di- rectmedia has greatly increased the popularity of Wikipedia. The same goes for the inclusion into commercial repositories – both are legally
In the context of education and training, a great number of institutions depend on their own re- venues, as they are not (to the full extent) pu- blicly funded. The dependency on course fees leads to their classification as commercial. They are therefore not allowed to use content marked with a CC license that includes the NC modu- le, at least not without asking for permission of the author. Even the usage in many blogs becomes illegal under the NC condition. Many bloggers dis- play advertisements to lower their hosting costs or have an additional income. Therefore, the usage in these blogs is no longer – or at least not unambiguously – non-commercial. 5 What is commercial use? Any use, that is primarily directed toward commercial advantage or private moneta- ry compensation.
When hearing about commercial use, you would often think of multinational companies like Mi- crosoft or Shell, of stock trading, quick money or profiteering. The term „commercial use“
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